pick/choose your poison
idiom
—used to say that someone has to make a choice between two unpleasant choices
Hiring a carpenter is expensive and doing it yourself is slow. Pick/Choose your poison.
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For the left, Trump versus DeSantis is the ultimate version of political pick your poison.
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Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
What to drink: Drinks are modeled after plane tickets, both conceptually and in execution: Choose a flight path and pick your poison: Each cocktail’s ingredients are derived from both locations.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
That includes dry air (pick your poison between central heating and the frigid, parched outdoors), extreme cold, and windy or stormy weather.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Jan. 2023
So, pick your poison, enjoy and don't forget to double check your locks.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 7 Oct. 2022
Leather, denim, reflective, furry—pick your poison.
—Meg Donohue, ELLE, 23 Sep. 2022
But feel free to pick and choose your poison by following the Tribune’s summaries and reviews of each below.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Check out some of the best options for maternity Halloween costumes and pick your poison for the spookiest night of the year.
—Dory Zayas, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2022
Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2022
What to drink: Drinks are modeled after plane tickets, both conceptually and in execution: Choose a flight path and pick your poison: Each cocktail’s ingredients are derived from both locations.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2023
That includes dry air (pick your poison between central heating and the frigid, parched outdoors), extreme cold, and windy or stormy weather.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 13 Jan. 2023
So, pick your poison, enjoy and don't forget to double check your locks.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 7 Oct. 2022
Leather, denim, reflective, furry—pick your poison.
—Meg Donohue, ELLE, 23 Sep. 2022
But feel free to pick and choose your poison by following the Tribune’s summaries and reviews of each below.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Check out some of the best options for maternity Halloween costumes and pick your poison for the spookiest night of the year.
—Dory Zayas, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2022
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